USCG release – PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Coast Guard rescued two people off a beach near Tsusiat Falls, British Columbia, after the boaters made a mayday call Sunday afternoon, April 28. An MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from Sector Field Office Port Angeles hoisted the two people suffering symptoms related to hypothermia and transferred them to a Royal Canadian helicopter aircrew in Neah Bay, Wash. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound responded to a mayday call on VHF-FM channel 16 at 2:20 p.m., and coordinated a response through the Royal Canadian Command Centre. The mayday call was made from Canadian waters, but the aircrew from Port Angeles was the closest asset that was able to conduct the rescue. The Dolphin aircrew arrived on scene at 3:13 p.m., and conducted the hoist before transporting the boaters to Neah Bay where they rendezvoused with the Canadian aircrew. The boaters reportedly were taking on water in surf conditions, but were able to safely get to shore.
